Consultant Psychiatrist (Community Forensic Learning Disabilities)ConsultantMain area: Community Forensic Learning Disabilities
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 6 sessions per week (PAs- 6, SPA- 1.5, DCC- 4.5)
Job ref: 350-MED6656034
Site: Hollins Park House, Hollins Park Hospital
Town: Warrington
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, pro rata plus 10% R&R (non contractual)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/12/2024 23:59
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Job overviewConsultant Psychiatrist with the Specialist Community Forensic Team:
As a Consultant Psychiatrist and Approved Clinician, you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care by providing a comprehensive psychiatric service to people with a Learning Disability and Forensic needs in Cheshire and Merseyside.
The psychiatry role includes Approved Clinician provision where a person is subject to Conditional Discharge or a Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act or where there is an identified need.
This is anticipated to equate to a case load of approximately 20 people.
Main duties of the jobFulfilling the Community Responsible Clinician responsibility for patients accepted into the service will be a major component of this post.
Provide outpatient or community clinics and home visits.Undertake statutory responsibilities under the MHA, MCA and DoLS and Consent to Treatment.Provide direct clinical work including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.Participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews and provide clinical leadership.Engage in outpatient or community clinics, emergency home visits, liaising with forensic support services, attending professional meetings and other activities involved in clinical care delivery.Working for our organisationMersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) is a newly commissioned service based at Hollins Park House in Warrington.
This service is for patients with a learning disability and or autism with a forensic need.
Work collaboratively with in-patient services to reduce length of stay.Support step down and recovery in the community.Apply a proactive risk management approach to enable service users to fulfil their individual potential and achieve their goals.Apply specialist forensic skills and knowledge to prevent admission and re-admission.Delivery of offence specific therapeutic interventions.Ensure robust multi-agency involvement to ensure public/community safety.This post will require close working with Cheshire and Merseyside Learning Disability services and Mersey Care Forensic LD services.
Person specificationQualificationsFull GMC Registration or eligibility to be included on the register.Section 12 approval.In possession of Approved Clinical Status.MRCPsych or equivalent.Relevant Higher Degree or other additional clinical qualifications.CCT in Psychiatry.ExperienceKnowledge and experience of assessing and treating individuals with learning disability and or autism.Treating individuals with forensic needs.Personal SkillsLeadership skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.Excellent communication skills.Compassionate personality with good listening skills.KnowledgeUnderstanding of management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision.Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective.TransportHolds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.Academic Skills and Lifelong LearningAbility to work constructively and to lead a multidisciplinary team.Participated in continuous professional development.Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence.
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